christina ellis pursued a very expensive college education. and she still managed to graduate debt-free. how did she do it? >> she is revealing her formula for success in the new book "concessions of a scholarship winner." the secrets that helped me win $500,000 in free money for college. >> alisyn: wow, this is good stuff. welcome. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> jessie: you won half a million dollars in scholarships. where did you find these scholarships and how do other people do that? >> there are all sorts of ways to find scholarships. one of the best ways to find scholarships is through scholarship databases. there are web sites like scholarship.com and fast web.com and students can actually go to those databases and enter in a profile and they match them with scholarships that are absolutely unique to them. so, that's a fantastic way and books like the ultimate scholarship book. they have over 1.5 million separate awards listed. >> your story is fascinating because i think that the common perception is that you have to be the val